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Holding On To Hope For Beagle 2

Posted by timothy on from the maybe-they-just-don't-want-to-see-us dept.

slasher999 writes "Scientists are still keeping their hopes up that they will be able to revive Beagle via the Mars Express mothership on 4 January. On that date the ship will be in the correct orbit and may then be able to revive the lander. Current theroies as to what may have gone wrong include the possibility that the landers on-board clock is incorrect and that the lander has been transmitting at incorrect times. Funny, I thought I heard that as of yesterday the batteries on the lander would have been depleted unless the lander had received an order to recharge its batteries."

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  1. it needs ordering to recharge it's batteries??? by Fat+Cow · · Score: 1, Redundant

    why doesn't it just recharge them when they run down? even if it's not in the best position to charge, for example, something's better than nothing.

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  2. They'll give up on it... by LooseChanj · · Score: 1, Redundant

    When astronauts collect the wreckage off the cold orange soil.

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  3. Re:System clock off? by Bios_Hakr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can you imagine the size of the Pringles can needed to get 802.11 from Mars to here?

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  4. You heard wrong by Sanity · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Funny, I thought I heard that as of yesterday the batteries on the lander would have been depleted unless the lander had received an order to recharge its batteries.
    What kind of idiot would design the lander like that? The lander's transmitter isn't even exposed until the solar panels unfold, so obviously it starts to collect solar power automatically.